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Themes in Proverbs 11
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Themes in Proverbs 11

Proverbs 11:1

Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is His delight.

Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, disgrace follows,
but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 11:3

The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.

Proverbs 11:4

Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.

Proverbs 11:5

The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

Proverbs 11:6

The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

Proverbs 11:7

When the wicked man dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth vanishes.

Proverbs 11:8

The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.

Proverbs 11:9

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

Proverbs 11:10

When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices,
and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.

Proverbs 11:11

A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 11:12

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense,
but a man with understanding keeps silent.

Proverbs 11:13

A gossip goes around revealing a secret,
but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

Proverbs 11:14

Without guidance, people fall,
but with many counselors there is deliverance.

Proverbs 11:15

If someone puts up security for a stranger,
he will suffer for it,
but the one who hates such agreements is protected.

Proverbs 11:16

A gracious woman gains honor,
but violent men gain only riches.

Proverbs 11:17

A kind man benefits himself,
but a cruel man brings disaster on himself.

Proverbs 11:18

The wicked man earns an empty wage,
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.

Proverbs 11:19

Genuine righteousness leads to life,
but pursuing evil leads to death.

Proverbs 11:20

Those with twisted minds are detestable to the Lord,
but those with blameless conduct are His delight.

Proverbs 11:21

Be assured that the wicked
will not go unpunished,
but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

Proverbs 11:22

A beautiful woman who rejects good sense
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.

Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous turns out well,
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

Proverbs 11:24

One person gives freely,
yet gains more;
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.

Proverbs 11:25

A generous person will be enriched,
and the one who gives a drink of water
will receive water.

Proverbs 11:26

People will curse anyone who hoards grain,
but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.

Proverbs 11:27

The one who searches for what is good finds favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.

Proverbs 11:28

Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.

Proverbs 11:29

The one who brings ruin on his household
will inherit the wind,
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
but violence takes lives.

Proverbs 11:31

If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinful.

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